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Should ERCOT be forced to join an electric grid?

  • March 25, 2026

Federal Lawmakers Push to Connect Texas Power Grid to Nation Another effort is underway in Congress to force Texas to join the nation’s major electric grids, targeting the state’s largely independent system operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Three members of Congress recently reintroduced the Connect the Grid Act, which would require …

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